Window assembly



G. KLElN WINDOW ASSEMBLY sept. 13, 1932.

Filed Aug. 20, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l SepLlB, 1932. G KLE|N 1,877,244

WINDOW AS SEMBLY Filed Aug. 2o, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 a L .wf/,4 j.

mi Mmmm G. LE N WINDOW AS SEMBLY Sept. 13, 1932.

Filed Aug. 20, 1931 3 Sheets -Sbeet I5 lll) Patented Sept. Y13, A1932V UNITD Y STA Tes; Y oFFIffCEJ GEORGES KLEIN, OEPRIS; RANCE' WINDOW ASSEMBLY appncationviila August 2o, 19.31, serial No.

Still further objects will appear in the` course of the detailed description now to be given reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which v Fig. l represents, in elevation, one illustrative embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fis. l; i

Fig. 3 is a `section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;V l

Fig. 4 is a section taken on linee-4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3; A Y

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Y

Fig. 8 shows, in elevation, an auxiliary lelement designed to be mounted on assemblies of the type represented in Figs. 1 to 7.

-Referring to the various figures of the drawings, there is shown an'assembly composed of the following elements: a fixed casement a; a fixed upper abutting section Z), a pane 0 pairs of horizontal and vertical edge strips Z of U-section; a rotatable frame e adapted to enclose pane c; an abutment f positioned to limit the upward movement of pane e; a guiding assembly `g mounted on frame e and including pairs of vertical guiding elements g1 and g2 of the approximate ssaaeaana n; .Belgium september 25;.19ao'..

sections shown in Fig. Ziand togetherlbyscrews 7L, said guiding; elements having positlonedyin spaced relation to,Vv andv lyingy out ofgalignment with, one anothe'nand beingV` formed so as to guide edgestripscl; a pair of male and female pivotingelementsfz'l, 2,

mountedY on elements b ande respectively; a

transverse bar j mounted to slidei11fixe`d guidesv lic-rigidly attached to easement a; ,a male-female pivoti Z1, Z2, mountedfin alignment with 1, 2 and attached to elements f e and j respectively; a pair of prehensile ele- `ments m (Figs. 1,16 and 7) riveted tolowerl horizontal strip-cl and benttoengage in a recess a formed in-transversebarjgjanadjustable stop p (Fig. 7) adapted-tocont-act with v a tail p? for-med onbar j to're'gulatethe upper limit of movement of bar j; ay leverA g at: tachedl to a balancingassembly ofthe type described in the inventors priory Patent: N o.

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1,639,094, issued 12/28/23 andoperable by a a rotatable or other element (not shown)` to dis-l place bar j; a frame 1', adapted to lit interiorly over the joint between-.frame @,and elements a, b and y' tor diminish air? leakage and provided; with holes t fitting onto properly positioned supportingqpi-ns (not shown) and a. pair. of. vertical. exterior strips j s,one fastened exteriorly tocasementa andtheyother to frame e, andserving-to further-diminish air leakage without interferingqwith the'rotation of-frame-e. Y ,-1 1

`The hereinabove described assemblyzopen- Y ates in the following way {Assumingthe aspositionfshownin Fig. l,

sembly` to be inthe lever gmay be/operate'd .toraise and'lower ele:-

`ment j so,.asy to move pane c upward and downward,.guides g1, g2 and/7c acting to guide the movement of the extremitiesfo element and vertical strips-d if itbezdesiredLto clean' the exterior oi pane-@,wlevengis moved'up- 4ward :until elements p and@1 Contact, and

frame e-is then rotatedzaboutcentral vertical exteriorvv surfaceI is,V turned interiorlyg. elef ments m disengagingfrom openings n; after cleaning, pane o and trame e are again rotated through 180*o into normal closed position; iit be desired to then cut oil any possible leakage, frame r is mounted interiorly so that holes t fit in their supporting pins.

' Should pane@ be broken7 for any cause,V it may be rapidly changed by removing screws L (note that they face interiorly), separating guiding elements g1 land g2, blocking lower in place.

What I claim is v 1. In combination, afixed easement, guid ing means-rigidly attached to said Casement,

Va 'transverse element slidablyV mounted, in

said guides-,fa pane, and Va rotatableslidable, frame assemblysupporting said pane and Y place. said'transverse element.

ment, andmeans operative to balance and dis.-

A8. A structure as deiined in claim 1V in combination with means for adjusting the course of said transverse element.

9. A structure as defined in claim 1 in combination interposed between said easement and said transverse element -for varying theV course of the latter. y Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

`pivotally supported on said transverse eley ment, said frame assembly including pairs ofv lateral, exterior and inte-rior guide elements and means maintaining corresponding interior and exterior guide elements in assembled relation on opposite sides of said pane.

Y 2. A structure as defined in claim 1 in com* bination with edge strips fitting around the edges ofsaid pane.'

3. VA structure as defined in claim 1 in com` bination with means operative to balance the combined 'weight of said pane and rotatable Y frame assemblyl il. A structure as definedy in claim 1 in come 'bination with a detachable frame adapted to fit over the joint extending around said rotatable frame.

\ 5. A'structure as defined in claim 1 in com# bination with a pair of vertical, exterior,

weather strips positioned to cover the vertical jointportions .of said rotatable frame.

h6. In combination,V a fixed easement, guiding means rigidly attached to said easement, a ltransverse element slidably guided by said guiding 'means, means for displacing said transverse element, a pane, a rotatable frame assembly pivotally supported on said transverse element,A and prehensile means operal f tive to couple said frame assembly to said transverse element when said iframe assembly is in normal closed position-' 7 lIn combination, a `fixed easement, ixed guiding elements attached to said easement, a transverse element slidablyv guided by said guiding elements, 'a pane, a rotatable pane GEORGES KLEIN.

i ion supporting frame assembly pivotally sup# Y ported on said transverse element and includ-- ing; a pair of exterior andinterior pane guid-V ing elements, means for maintaining lsaid 'f last named guiding elements in assembled relation and-meansifor pivotally supporting said rotatable frame on-said transverse ele- 

